The Way Things Go poster

The Way Things Go

6.6(27)198730m1

Artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss create the ultimate Rube Goldberg machine. The pair used found objects to construct a complex, interdependent contraption in an empty warehouse. When set in motion, a domino-like chain reaction ripples through the complex of imaginative devices. Fire, water, the laws of gravity, and chemistry determine the life-cycle of the objects. The process reveals a story concerning cause and effect, mechanism and art, and improbability and precision, in an extended science project that will mesmerize the mind.

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Released
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Language
German
  • garbage
  • experiment
  • rube goldberg
  • drawing and painting
  • visual arts

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Switzerland

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Release dates

  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival11 Sept 1988
  • GermanyDE

    • TheatricalSource: IMDb1 Jun 1987
  • SwitzerlandCH

    • PremiereLocarno Film Festival1 Aug 1987

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The Way Things Go was released on 1 June 1987.

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